Red Rocks Might Be The Most Perfect Music Venue On The Planet

There isn’t another music venue on Earth quite like Red Rocks in Morrison, Colo. Those rocks. That sound. This is where music is meant to be heard.

This is Red Rocks Ampitheater, a few miles outside of Denver. But you can just call this place Red Rocks.

This is Red Rocks Ampitheater, a few miles outside of Denver. But you can just call this place Red Rocks.

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The first thing you'll notice are those sandstone rocks. They're taller than Niagara Falls. And they've been here since, well, forever.

The first thing you'll notice are those sandstone rocks. They're taller than Niagara Falls. And they've been here since, well, forever.

Well, technically, they date back to the Jurassic period. So not quite "forever," but yeah, they're old.

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They built a stage here in 1947. There isn't another place like this on Earth, an amphitheater with these rocks and this kind of design. It just exists, naturally, here in the foothills of Colorado.

They built a stage here in 1947. There isn't another place like this on Earth, an amphitheater with these rocks and this kind of design. It just exists, naturally, here in the foothills of Colorado.

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As long as there's been a stage at Red Rocks, there's been music. Because there's something about those rocks that produces perfect sound.

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